Written by: Simian
ah, israel. Just another justification for my thesis that religious belief should be treated the same as any other mental illness. But that's another discussion entirely...
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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While formerly Islam was tolerating other beliefs in it's surrounding, it's very intolerant these days.
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If you'd take a closer look at the world you might come to the exact same statement.
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I was not pointing out at the individual Muslim, who is an individual HUMAN BEING, but at the islamic movement as a whole
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Intolerance also is not insultive and just deriving from a lack of education (and tolerance). As many muslim leaders (these days) regard the West, Christianity and Judaism as a threat, they react very intolerant to it.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Nietzsche
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by: dream
I dont think you understand why I have a problem with this. You CANNOT generalise a billion individuals with such a sweeping brush. To do so is quite blantant racism.
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(...)refer to those groups specifically rather than suggest that all muslims are the same(...)
Written by: dream
My last comment (...) was an attempt to make you think about WHY things are moving in that direction.
It obviously failed as you simply put this down to lack of education (...) it reads its a suggestion that you think they're just stupid (...)
Written by: dream
But it does show that your reductionism and universalisation is no way to try and understand the world and the problems its inhabitants collectively face.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
'If your deeds shouldn't be known, perhaps they shouldn't be done, if your words shouldn't be shared, perhaps they shouldn't be spoken. Act with attention, for all your acts have consequences" (Rabbi Judah HaNassi)
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by: FireTom
Oops - by the way I forgot to say "thankya" to dream for making me aware that my statement could be misinterpreted...
So: "thankya", dream
Xtians... I guess you take the usage for "X" in a slightly different context, dear... because then it would be "Crosstians"... how about "H'bros" then?
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
'If your deeds shouldn't be known, perhaps they shouldn't be done, if your words shouldn't be shared, perhaps they shouldn't be spoken. Act with attention, for all your acts have consequences" (Rabbi Judah HaNassi)
Written by: Gremlin_Lou
YOUR WRONG! WRONG WRONG WRONG! HERETICS! THE LOT OF YOU!
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Written by: David S. MacMillan III (no, that's really his name)
The professor indicated that he had given up on a six-day interpretation of creation because of scientific “evidence.” I replied that as “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” and Scripture itself should be its own best interpretational guide. He countered by exclaiming that I was “making an idol” of the Bible. Not my interpretation of what the Bible teaches, but THAT the Bible itself was my idol! I was somewhat taken aback. I quoted John chapter 1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Also, Psalm 138:2: “For You have magnified Your Word above all Your name.” I said that making an idol of Scripture sounded like a good idea to me, as it is the living Word of God! He replied again that I was “just making an idol of the Bible,” and went on.
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
I'm gonna cut you up so bad, you gonna wish I ain't cut you up so bad.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
'If your deeds shouldn't be known, perhaps they shouldn't be done, if your words shouldn't be shared, perhaps they shouldn't be spoken. Act with attention, for all your acts have consequences" (Rabbi Judah HaNassi)
she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
Written by: jeff(fake)
There's a great article in answersingenesis.com where a young fundementalist Christian is apply for a Christian coledge. The Professor on the phone chides him for his idolisation of the Bible. The young man counters (without irony) that we know the Bible is the infallable word of God because the Bible says it is the infallable word of God and being the infallible word it God it could not be wrong about being the infallable word of God.
Believe it or not it was the young man who wrote the article!Written by: David S. MacMillan III (no, that's really his name)
The professor indicated that he had given up on a six-day interpretation of creation because of scientific “evidence.” I replied that as “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” and Scripture itself should be its own best interpretational guide. He countered by exclaiming that I was “making an idol” of the Bible. Not my interpretation of what the Bible teaches, but THAT the Bible itself was my idol! I was somewhat taken aback. I quoted John chapter 1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Also, Psalm 138:2: “For You have magnified Your Word above all Your name.” I said that making an idol of Scripture sounded like a good idea to me, as it is the living Word of God! He replied again that I was “just making an idol of the Bible,” and went on.
He also goes on to say that plants arent alive.
Here the link to answers in genesis
And on a completely unrelated note here's a link to wikipedia's article on logical fallacies
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although there are technically different ways to interpret the sentences, there aren't different ways to interpret the words.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Nietzsche
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
Written by: Patriarch917
You have neglected to include the matter that the young man was responding to, which has caused you to misrepresent what the kid was claiming.
Written by: Patriarch917
In believing that God inspired the scriptures, the young man has made no more of a logical error than you did when you claimed that "it was the young man who wrote the article." You have chosen to believe your claim because you read it, and because you apparently trust the source to be reliable on the issue. In the same way, the young man has chosen to believe what the Bible says because he read it, and he trusts the source to be reliable on the issues that it addresses.
Neither of you can be accused of a logical fallacy. Both of you merely have faith.
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By the way, plants are not "alive" in the sense that animals are "alive" when you are speaking in Hebrew.
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
Written by: Patriarch917That's just it. It's an opinion, not a belief. I no more believe in the abiotic origin of life than I believe that the sun will eventually run out. I simply regard it as the most likely answer based on the evidence I have at had.
You seem to claim that faith in anything that can't be verified in the present is a "logical fallacy." This is an incorrect use of the label. Many people believe that life evolved by chance from nonliving materials. This cannot be verified in the present (since it is something that happened in the past), but it is not a "logical fallacy" to have this opinion.
Written by: Patriarch917That isn't proof of a supernatural occurance. There are plenty of speculative explaintation for the origins or existance (see OWD's theory of everything thread) but there isn't any reason why the proscess by which the universe came into existance was a conscous entity exhibiting a range of human emotions. And since death is non returnable it's irrelevent to a discussion within the living world.
Of course, your point is moot since there is verifiable proof of a supernatural occurrence (the presence of the natural world), and you can verify the existence of God at any point simply by dying.
Written by: Patriarch917My table is not alive in exactly the same way a spoon is, perhaps we should have one word for the both of them. I'm sorry but plants are alive in exactly the same way in which animals are.
Plants are not alive in the way that animals are, else we would not need the words “plant” and “animal,” we could simply call them planimals.
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
'If your deeds shouldn't be known, perhaps they shouldn't be done, if your words shouldn't be shared, perhaps they shouldn't be spoken. Act with attention, for all your acts have consequences" (Rabbi Judah HaNassi)
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...